After facing brutal criticism from fans, media, and all of the above, Rihanna is finally speaking out on her relationship with Chris Brown in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.

Before getting real with the mag, the 24-year-old posed for a few sexy stills with celebrity photographer Terry Richardson.

Highlights from Rihanna's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Rolling Stone!

On Chris' past abuse:
"He doesn't have the luxury of f***ing up again. That's just not an option. I can't say that nothing else will ever go wrong. But I'm pretty solid in the knowing that he's disgusted by that. And I wouldn't have gone this far if I ever thought that was a possibility."

On reactions resulting from her reunion with Brown:
“When you add up the pieces from the outside, it’s not the cutest puzzle in the world. You see us walking somewhere, driving somewhere, in the studio, in the club, and you think you know. But it’s different now. We don’t have those types of arguments anymore. We talk about s***. We value each other. We know exactly what we have now, and we don’t want to lose that.”

On expecting criticism after getting back together with Chris:
“But I decided it was more important for me to be happy, and I wasn’t going to let anybody’s opinion get in the way of that. Even if it’s a mistake, it’s my mistake. After being tormented for so many years, being angry and dark, I’d rather just live my truth and take the backlash. I can handle it.”

On being angry with Brown after their first split:
“I wanted him to know what it felt like to lose me. To feel the consequences of that. So when that (stuff) came back it hit me like a ton of bricks. Like, God, you’ve got to be kidding right now. But I got real with myself, and I just couldn’t bury the way I felt.”